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====Religion====

====Religion====

Scotland is historically [[Christian]]; the national church is the [[Church of Scotland]]. Scotland was a [[catholic]] nation until the time of the [[Reformation]], when many scottish scholars returned from their travels in Germany, having studied the works of [[Martin Luther]]. This caused a religious change in Scotland where many of the lords became [[Protestant]] and ousted the Queen of Scotland, Mary Stuart ('Mary, Queen of Scots') at the time and  replaced her with her infant son, [[James VI]] (later to become [[James I]] of [[England]]). Notable figures from that time include [[John Knox]] and [[George Wishart]] both of whom were pioneers of the change. However, from the mid 19th century until the interwar period, there were large scale immigrations of Irish Catholics to Scotland's industrial urban centres and this had a profound effect on the religious demography of Scotland. Today there are a similar number of communicants of both the Roman Catholic Church and the Presbyterian Church of Scotland although both religions have suffered considerable declines in church going attendances. The [[Episcopal]]ian Church is predominant in the north-east. There are also significant populations of [[Muslim]]s, [[Hindu]]s ,[[Jew]]s and [[Sikh]]s in Scotland's major cities (Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and others.).

Scotland is historically [[Christian]]; the national church is the [[Church of Scotland]]. Scotland was a [[Catholic]] nation until the time of the [[Reformation]], when many Scottish scholars returned from their travels in Germany, having studied the works of [[Martin Luther]]. This caused a religious change in Scotland where many of the lords became [[Protestant]] and ousted the Queen of Scotland, Mary Stuart ('Mary, Queen of Scots') at the time and  replaced her with her infant son, [[James VI]] (later to become [[James I]] of [[England]]). Notable figures from that time include [[John Knox]] and [[George Wishart]] both of whom were pioneers of the change. However, from the mid 19th century until the interwar period, there were large scale immigrations of Irish Catholics to Scotland's industrial urban centres and this had a profound effect on the religious demography of Scotland. Today there are a similar number of communicants of both the Roman Catholic Church and the Presbyterian Church of Scotland although both religions have suffered considerable declines in church going attendances. The [[Episcopal]]ian Church is predominant in the north-east. There are also significant populations of [[Muslim]]s, [[Hindu]]s ,[[Jew]]s and [[Sikh]]s in Scotland's major cities (Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Dundee).

====Culture and sports====

====Culture and sports====